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The Double Win

4 Things I Wish I’d Known Before the Pandemic

The Double Win

Michael Hyatt

Management, Intentionality, Selfdevelopment, Education, Teamleadership, Personaldevelopment, Productivity, Self-improvement, Business, Achievement, Influence, Selfleadership, Leadership

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

You’re an experienced leader, but the current crisis has left us all a bit shaken. Some industries that seemed unassailable just weeks ago are gasping for air. What just happened? And what if it happens again? The best way to prepare for the future is to learn the lessons of the past, and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing. We’ve learned valuable lessons from the early stages of the pandemic and economic crisis. In this episode, we’ll share them with you. Work them into your business, and you’ll gain the confidence to proactively prepare the future. You’ll gain relief and confidence about whatever’s coming next. And you may find yourself able to seize opportunities when the next crisis hits. In this episode you’ll discover— The importance of completing After Action Reviews after projects, campaigns, and seasons to ensure you learn from your experience. How to be better prepared for the next crisis by learning what you can for this one. The most critical element your business needs to be prepared for troubled times. Questions to ask yourself to enable you to pivot and retool for new opportunities. How much of a cash reserve you should shoot for to ensure a more comfortable transition in turbulent times. Why leaders tend to under communicate—and what you should do instead. What your employees are looking for from you when they’re nervous and uncertain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's new book,

0:05.0

No Fail Communication. Discover how to end workplace confusion and achieve better results with your

0:10.0

communication. special episode that was a conversation about race and based on your

0:23.9

responses I know that this was an important episode for you and I want you to

0:28.4

know that I'm committed to furthering this conversation around the

0:31.1

question what does this moment this historical moment this

0:33.2

this historical moment require of me as a leader.

0:36.3

Well, as I mentioned, I'm taking some time to read, to learn, and just reflect on this

0:41.4

issue, and I encourage you to do the same.

0:44.0

So for this week we're back to our previously scheduled lineup,

0:47.0

but rest assured that we're going to pick up the conversation again soon.

0:51.0

Thanks.

0:56.0

Hi I'm Michael Hyatt. And I'm Megan Hyatt Miller.

0:58.0

And this is Lead to Win,

1:00.0

our weekly podcast to help you win at work and succeed at life.

1:04.0

Today we're going to share the results of our latest after action review here at Michael Heiding Company.

1:09.0

What are we reviewing? The global pandemic of 2020.

1:15.0

This is probably the biggest after action review that we have ever done.

1:21.0

Don't you think that?

1:23.2

I think that's right.

1:24.2

Probably times about 100 X.

1:26.7

But can we all just admit that this crisis put us all into just a little bit of a

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